The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1887-07-21

placed % under obiieAsions which vim lager Il
osf me003 - one Of tho p3casAot exuorfofIcos
o. our hie. We enjoyed also the hospitality d
nso. Aves1tt. whose home d d quiet and hcauti-
Iui cottage where plenty abounds. One OF the
features Of this meeting was dinner daily under
the mammoth eaks, where Bro. T. Turn6ull and
otners spread their ample table and beautifully
REQ the visttora Hero we dined once and had
plenty ana to spare, and here We saw . nsagaate
cat, with his cup-bearer standing by holding the
cup, which contained, not the fruit of the vine
w1en dps with age nor the greEs jsos ba. the
bounteously through all this lovely region.
Ine families which live here. The Smiths, Az
erifts, Turnbulls, Christies. Whittakers Fennells
Gramlings. Davises, Blakes, Collins, Howrens
Cromarties and Others are old settlers, or to the
manor born and we'll to do
Inc pastor OF Leon Circuit, Bro. b. E. Ledbet-
ter. whose genial spirit never seems to have
been ever ruf1ed, is beloved by his people, is
doing good work and fast making the reputa-
ton Tor an earnest and useful preacher If the
gospel. Living 10 a nice parsonage and with
comfortable surroundings, his opportunities for
use them: Monday morning the kind friends
VINE provided the means Of conveyance to Mic
cosnkie, ten miles from LIoyds station on the
r. r. q NJ, provided way for their visitors to
leave, and all took their departure with pleas.
ure and recollections Of Miccosukie and the Dis
trict Conference.
NOTES AND PERSONALS
Rev. E. Il. Hartman will deliver his popular
lecture, Home, Sweet Home" in Gainesville
on the goth of this month. The people of Gaines
Vile have in store for them treat. From this
point he Visits Fernandina and three other places
in the State.
Rev. j. f. Marshall, whose pastorate is so
much appreciated by the cultured people of
Monticello, preached fine sermon during the
Conference. and his speech on Church Exten-
ton was 80 excellent that the Conference re.
4uested him to write on the subject for the I'D.
U0cdte, and so say we
Ihls editor made speech on Emory College
campus and Chapel and raised nineteen dollars
he didn't ask for much and he got 1t. The peo-
pie here love Emory, and they would have helped
largely but for hard times, and then we didn't
press them.
Rev. H. E. Partridge, of Tallahassee, was Sec
rotary of the Conference. His general health
was good, although he has been abundant IN
WORK this year. He has had good meetings and
MS people love and very highly appreciate him,
LOT ne has been more successful there than any
other preacher for twenty-five years, and he de.
serves to be well treated
Judge Gwynn, of Tallahassee. and Judge Ber-
hard' OF the same city, whose lives are devoted
10 CHRIST and His Church. were delegates, and
added greatly to the interest OF the Conference
py their speeches and experiences
'iOtnei oOhH 0TainOllng, one Oh The oldest
citizens of Leon county, lives in four miles of
Mccosukie. This faithful and aged follower of
Jesus is honored by all who know him. We
are greatly indebted to his son who carried us
from LlOyd's to Mlccosukie
The Woman's Missionary .cieiy of the Cir
cult held meeting in a private house during the
Conference. More prominence should be given
the ladies at District Conference.
Miccosukie church is nice building, and
completed. The parsonage is better one than
the average, but poorly furnished. THIS, we
were told, was owing to he last years pastor
having his own furniture
). M. Ernest, who is nurseryman Just heyin-
nlng a useful business, ought TO be encouraged
to pursue his nursery work. A man who makes
success of raising and introducing fruit grow.
ing into neglected section of our country is n
public benefactor.
Our last night Of the meeting was spent at
brother CrOmarties He has a beautiful home
made Sd by spacious dwelling, fruit trees, splen
did farm and an avenue of large, widc-spreading
live oaks in front of his house. Those oaks
were planted in 1889. This Christian home was
full but not overlooking this last night of the
meeting. We met there sister Gardner, wife of
the lamented DR.. Gardner Mrs. Dr. Moor, of
Tallahassee, and Miss Eliza Partridge, of Mon
ticello. 1t is pleasure and privilege TO visit
such home.